At Overtoun Bridge near Dumbarton, Scotland, dozens of dogs have jumped to their deaths from the same spot, almost always long-nosed breeds, on clear days. Scent? A ghost? Decades on, no theory holds.
The Science Channel lays out the eerie pattern: the same parapet, the same breeds, the same leap, over and over for decades.
The Victorian arch over a 50-foot gorge, the estimated 50+ dog deaths, and the folklore of the grieving 'White Lady' said to haunt the grounds.
VICE visits the bridge and the people living with its reputation, weighing the reports against the hype.
Animal behaviorist David Sands' leading theory: dogs catch the scent of mink below, and the bridge's tapered stone hides the drop until it's too late.
A walk across the actual bridge and gorge, laying out the geography that any explanation has to account for.
The skeptical case: sparse records, exaggerated numbers, and ordinary dog behavior dressed up as the supernatural.
A news survey of the competing theories, from scent trails to structural illusions to the stubborn fact that nobody has proven any of them.